Canada’s Entrepreneur

Cette entrevue a été réalisé avant le départ de François Gilbert à titre de président-directeur général d’Anges Québec. C’est avec passion et conviction que monsieur François Gilbert assure depuis 2008, le rôle de président-directeur général d’Anges Québec ainsi que d’Anges Québec Capital depuis 2012. Il est également depuis 2005, président-directeur général chez FIER Succès, un fonds de capital de risque basé à Québec. Ayant personnellement ou de concert avec ses associés participé à réaliser plus d’une centaine de placements privés au cours des dernières années, son engagement envers les entreprises en démarrage est reconnu au sein du milieu. Merci à Ebay, notre partenaire financier Allez au cafr.ebay.ca/toujoursenmarche Les entrepreneurs sont la colonne vertébrale de l’économie canadienne. Pour supporter les entreprises canadiennes, souscrivez à notre chaine Youtube et suivez nous sur Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn et Twitter.

Christina Barbato is CEO and Co-Founder of SP Nutraceuticals Inc. SP was founded in 2016 to commercialize natural health products. SP Nutraceuticals is a research and development company taking naturally derived molecules discovered to help treat or prevent specific diseases from discovery to conception, development, patent protection, regulatory approval and clinical trials. We then look for companies best suited to partner or license our products for sale and distribution. The startup believes that there is a wealth of powerful agents in naturally derived sources, such as plants that can be used to prevent or treat diseases affecting the lives of Canadians. Before SP, Christina practiced law for eleven years, has an Honours Bachelor of Commerce and her LLB.

Ehsan Rasul, President and Founder of Knowledge & Achievement Inc., in Calgary talks about his business of training people in the insurance industry and the state of the industry today.

Dès la sortie de son baccalauréat en informatique de l’Université Laval, il fonde à 21 ans, Nexapp en 2014. Ses associés et lui avaient une vision en tête: être la référence en matière de développement logiciel durable. L'entreprise a su attirer multiples talents en mettant la collaboration au centre de ses valeurs et une culture d'apprentissage. Nexapp connaît d'ailleurs une croissance de 100% chaque année depuis 4 ans. Le sens des affaires de Jonathan Lessard lui a permis d’être récipiendaire du parcours jeune entreprise de l’année de l’AQT en 2017. Il est également Vice-Président de StatsRadio, une startup qui bouleverse l’industrie de la radio. Jonathan est un visionnaire capable de rassembler son équipe derrière des objectifs ambitieux. Ses collègues le reconnaissent pour ses compétences humaines. Il est également derrière la stratégie numérique de multiples projets clients. L’humilité et la vision de Jonathan ont permis à Nexapp de gagner la confiance de ses clients et partenaires. Merci à Ebay, notre partenaire financier Allez au cafr.ebay.ca/toujoursenmarche Les entrepreneurs sont la colonne vertébrale de l’économie canadienne. Pour supporter les entreprises canadiennes, souscrivez à notre chaine Youtube et suivez nous sur Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn et Twitter.

Mario Toneguzzi sits down with Jeff Adamson is Co-founder of NEO Financial in Calgary and one of the original Founders of Skip The Dishes. Visit www.ebay.ca/upandrunning to open your online shop. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada's economy. To support Canada's businesses, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Andrew Ostro is Co-Founder and CEO of the online insurance platform PolicyMe. Andrew is an emerging young business leader in Canada. He’s taking on the established life insurance industry with honest and transparent advice. It's been nine months since Phil Bliss sat down with Laura McKay, President of PolicyMe so Canada's Podcast invited Andrew to get an update on the company's progress and new insights. Visit www.ebay.ca/upandrunning to open your online shop. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada's economy. To support Canada's businesses, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Sylvie Bougie a eu la chance de s'entretenir avec Mériane Labrie de Madame Labriski! On y découvre une femme passionnée qui carbure au défi! #entrepreneur #quebec #alimentation Madame Labriski, c’est Mériane Labrie, la femme qui carbure à la purée de dattes. Entrepreneure visionnaire, elle est auteure de best-sellers culinaires et de romans jeunesse, conférencière en série, marathonienne, maman de 2 jeunes enfants et de la marque Madame Labriski inc., qui comprend aussi Mini Labriski. Ses livres de recettes (plus de 200 000 exemplaires vendus au Québec) sont traduits en anglais et seront lancés en Europe en 2021. Elle présente des gammes de produits alimentaires sans sucre raffiné ajouté disponible dans plus de 300 points de vente et a la ferme ambition de faire évoluer l'industrie de l'alimentation. Lauréate de nombreux prix et distinctions, sa mission est de diminuer la consommation de sucre raffiné pour améliorer la santé... Inspirée par les plus grandes histoires de réussite entrepreneuriale mondiales, elle a décidé ne pas rêver sa vie, mais de faire de sa vie un grand rêve. C'est les deux pieds sur Terre et la tête dans les nuages qu'elle avance telle une marathonienne infatigable dans sa grande quête de changer le monde, une bouchée de purée de dattes à la fois. Amoureuse des marques inspirantes (elle a été conceptrice-rédactrice et stratège publicitaire avant de devenir la Madame), son but ultime est de faire de Madame Labriski inc. une marque assez forte et puissante pour pouvoir, un jour, propulser fièrement des athlètes québécois et canadiens aux Jeux Olympiques. Carburez-vous aux Labriski? Mériane est aussi co-fondatrice de 21 grammes – Agence d'idéation. Merci à Ebay, notre partenaire financier Allez au cafr.ebay.ca/toujoursenmarche Les entrepreneurs sont la colonne vertébrale de l’économie canadienne. Pour supporter les entreprises canadiennes, souscrivez à notre chaine Youtube et suivez nous sur Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn et Twitter.

Jose Azares returns to Canada's Podcast to discuss NIDUM, based out of Calgary, Canada. NIDUM's mission is to democratize employment opportunities by creating Virtual Reality (VR) training modules so businesses can save time, money, and stress, but more importantly so they can be inclusive! Visit www.ebay.ca/upandrunning to open your online shop

Mark Tewksbury runs Great Traits, a professional development company in Calgary, with Debbie Muir. Tewksbury is a well-known national motivational speaker and a former Olympic gold medalist in swimming. Visit www.ebay.ca/upandrunning to open your online shop

Mark C. Smith is the President and CEO of Query Technologies Corp., Query CX, a boutique customer experience consultancy and Query Capital Corp. He serves as a customer advocate, partnering with leaders across organizations to re-imagine the customer experience and ensure their people, process and technologies align to achieve those objectives. The technology company delivers solutions that support business efficiencies and that have a proven return on investment. Query Capital, with a focus on building Canadian companies, partners with exceptional founders and management teams to create and fund companies to get them from start-up to scale. Mark is an active leader in the Customer Experience Professional’s Association (CXPA) and is connected with seasoned CX professionals around the globe. He also serves on several Boards including the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance (VIEA), where he is currently the Board Chair.

Sylvie Bougie a eu la chance de s'entretenir avec l'homme d'affaires Serge Beauchemin! #entrepreneur #quebec À 22 ans, Serge Beauchemin décide de démarrer sa propre entreprise avec un capital de démarrage de 40$ dans la grande région de Montréal. Il fonde 3-SOFT, dont la croissance sera spectaculaire. Après l’avoir cédée à sa principale concurrente pour des motifs stratégiques, Serge Beauchemin acquiert et investit dans plusieurs entreprises dans lesquelles il s’implique activement au niveau stratégique. Il a également été l’un des dragons de la populaire émission « Dans l’œil du dragon ». En mai 2018, avec toujours l’objectif de promouvoir l’entrepreneuriat, il lance la plateforme d’alias entrepreneur via laquelle il offre son expertise et ses conseils sous forme de courtes capsules vidéos. Merci à Ebay, notre partenaire financier Allez au cafr.ebay.ca/toujoursenmarche

Kyle Campbell is the founder and CEO of CTO.ai, a platform for rapidly scaling DevOps teams. Kyle founded CTO.ai in 2017, after working with DevOps teams as an investor and advisor to a wide range of technology startups. The company provides an open registry of shortcuts to help technical leads at startups quickly scale developer teams and streamline developer productivity 10x. Previous to CTO.ai, Kyle founded Retsly, a company that helped developers access real-estate data, which was sold to Zillow after 8 months Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Kyle has been programming since the age of 8 and is on a mission to enable $100B of developer productivity by 2030. Visit www.ebay.ca/upandrunning to open your online shop

Alicia Dubois is the first-ever CEO of the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation, which was created to in November 2019 to guarantee loans for Indigenous groups to facilitate investment in natural resource projects and related infrastructure. Visit www.ebay.ca/upandrunning by August 22nd.

Chelene Knight lives and writes in Vancouver. She has published essays in the Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, and in various Canadian and American literary magazines. Chelene’s work appears in many anthologies including Making Room, Love Me True, Sustenance, The Summer Book, and Black Writers Matter. Chelene‘s literary career includes being managing editor at Room magazine, the Programming Director for the Growing Room Festival, and CEO of #LearnWritingEssentials Visit www.ebay.ca/upandrunning by August 22nd.

Sarah Saffari is a fitness entrepreneur, business coach, Health Scientist, and a sales and marketing ninja. As a coach and CEO, Sarah is driven by the conviction that each of us has the potential for greatness and limitless capabilities to create the lives we desire. After 10 years in the fitness industry, she has helped over 5000 men and women transform their health and reclaim their life. She has built a multi-6 figure fitness company using her unique High Ticket framework to achieve consistent results. She continues to spread her message by helping online entrepreneurs move from struggling to thriving using her 10k per month CEOwned Framework. In her easy-to-understand and compassionate style, she uses neuroscience principles to remove mental barriers and increase business results for her students. Visit www.ebay.ca/upandrunning by August 22nd.

Roger Haskett graduated from university, he had a BA in History, Professional Certificate for Teaching, BFA in Acting and a Master of Arts in Education. Since graduating Roger created and grew Engagement Unlimited, acted in over 100 TV shows, films and commercials like X-Files, Supernatural, iZombie... and became an international keynote speaker. His award-winning talk, Pressure Cooker Confidence, has been refashioned into a book and audiobook called "the me you want to be". Recently Roger has been expanding on his book by consulting with clients to create ’the company they want to be’. Roger lives in Vancouver, Canada, with his amazing partner, three incredible kids and two persnickety cats. Visit www.ebay.ca/upandrunning by August 22nd.

Sylvie Bougie a eu la chance de s'entretenir avec Alexandre Vézina (www.alexandrevezina.com), auteur de 6 livres, entrepreneur-conseil, conférencier et cofondateur de la Clinique d’accompagnement entrepreneurial du Québec. Dans ce podcast on aborde notamment son meilleur conseil aux entrepreneurs, sa routine et son processus d'écriture! A écouter et partager dans vos réseaux" #entrepreneur #Quebec Alexandre Vézina est résident de Pont-Rouge au Québec et est entrepreneur-conseil. Il est actuellement associé principal et cofondateur de la Clinique d’accompagnement entrepreneurial du Québec qui offre des programmes d’accompagnement structurés pour les entreprises en développement et en croissance de moins de vingt employés. Depuis près de quinze ans, Alexandre a accompagné et conseillé des milliers d’entrepreneurs de la francophonie canadienne. Sa mission : propulser les entrepreneurs et améliorer leur situation, que ce soit lors du démarrage, du développement ou de la croissance de leur entreprise. Il est également l’auteur de six livres d’affaires qui outillent les entrepreneurs au quotidien. Allez au cafr.ebay.ca/toujoursenmarche. L'offre est valide jusqu'au 22

Roshni Wijayasinha is a trusted marketing leader with 15 years of progressive experience helping companies bring brands and products to market. Having started her career working on top consumer brands on the agency side, she has built her reputation by bringing creativity and strategic insights to leading global technology companies such as Microsoft, Sony & Kobo. Most recently, she has built out Marketing teams & brands at domestic technology leaders, Juice Mobile, Thinking Capital, Benecaid and Foxquilt, and has started her own consultancy, specializing in Marketing Strategy, Planning and Communications. Visit www.ebay.ca/upandrunning by August 22nd.

Danish Yusuf is based in Toronto, and is the Founder and CEO of Zensurance, Canada's only digital marketplace built for business owners to buy insurance. Danish started his career as a software engineer at IBM, then spent 7 years at McKinsey & Company as a consultant to large insurance companies. He has a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Toronto, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Visit www.ebay.ca/upandrunning by August 22nd.

Dr. Eli Rosenberg is the founder and medical director of Pulse Fit Rx, a new fitness facility dedicated to people with heart disease and cardiovascular risk. A cardiologist with an entrepreneurial spirit, Rosenberg is putting exercise and diet at the centre of heart care - providing a unique, highly personalized program for people to maintain their optimal health in a safe, accessible and enjoyable way. Visit www.ebay.ca/upandrunning by August 22nd.

Karim Ben-Jaafar, President of Beanworks, talks about his company's success onboarding the highest number of clients since inception during COVID crisis, and strategies for business owners to consider in a 'bear market' (recession) considering cashflow and anticipated recovery timeframe. With 15 years experience scaling rapid growth tech startups, Karim is a sought-after speaker, coach and leader in the tech space. He focuses on growth, marketing, sales and customer experience, leadership training, Stage 1, 2 and 3 SaaS companies. Karim has raised over $100M in funding as of May 2018, building predictable revenue engines through rapid growth – i.e. 20% month over month. Karim teaches SaaS Growth Engine, Saas Sales, Hypergrowth 2.0 at BC Tech. As a speaker, he talks about Coaching vs Training, Effective Leadership, Arguing over the dishes (breaking down the silos that divide us), and Group think - how to spot it and avoid it at all cost.

The "Small Business, Big Pivot" report featured podcast from the Royal Bank of Canada, provides data and new approaches to pivot out of the pandemic crisis. The rebound can't be back to the past -- the pivot needs to propel smaller enterprises forward into a different economy. So take a listen and move forward. Thanks to the Royal Bank of Canada for spending some time with Canada's Podcast and providing go forward insights.

Adrien Lavoie est le propriétaire de wooki.com, un site web se spécialisant dans la vente de souliers de marques connus à prix réduits. Il a humblement débuté dans le sous sol de chez ses parents à vendre des articles sur eBay et est maintenant propriétaire d'un entrepôt de 11,000 pi2 d'où son entreprise envoie des souliers partout à travers le monde.

We welcome our CP Alumni Craig Skauge back for another interview. Craig Skauge is President and CEO of Olympia Trust Company in Calgary. He was also a national Top 40 Under 40 recipient in 2019. He established a website recently specifically geared to small and medium size businesses raise money through RRSPs to help them in these challenging economic times. To watch and listen to his previous interview, click here.

David Lucatch is Co-Founder and Director of Kabn Systems. David has a long entrepreneurial career and provides some great insights. David started his career during the emergence of desktop publishing in the mid 1980’s and as an early Internet adopter, David has spent more than 35 years inventing technology and business solutions in the international marketing arena and over 20 years of that developing Internet and mobile based platforms and taking them to market. David has held senior management posts and directorships at both private and public media and technology firms. Throughout his business career David has been an active supporter of numerous organizations and has been recognized and awarded internationally for his fundraising activities and dedication to service and community support activities.

This iconic community leader, speaker, businessman and Canadian media guru sees the trends in media & publishing; and offers both pragmatic and insightful advice for Canadian entrepreneurs to be resilient. Peter Legge lives his life dream as an internationally acclaimed professional speaker, a bestselling author and as Chairman & CEO of the largest, independently owned media publishing company in Western Canada – Canada Wide Media Limited. Controlling a network of over 25 magazines, in addition to providing a diverse range of media services and products with over $15 million in annual sales, Peter is a living legacy of one of Canada’s true entrepreneurial success stories. Peter travels worldwide speaking to organizations of varying industries. His presentations are based on his everyday experiences as a community leader, husband, father and CEO. Toastmasters International voted Peter "Golden Gavel Award Winner" and "Top Speaker in North America" and both the National Speakers Association and the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers have inducted him into the Speakers Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the prestigious Speakers Roundtable, an invitation-only society comprising 20 of North America’s top professional speakers. Peter is the recipient of two honorary doctorate degrees presented to him in 2003 by Simon Fraser University and in 2009 by Royal Roads University. Peter also received an Honorary Doctorate of Technology in 2010 from the British Columbia Institute of Technology and in 2013 was presented with an Honorary Fellow by Douglas College. Peter has published 23 bestselling books; the latest is Under The Influence. Other notable titles include The Runway of Life, The Power of Tact, Lunch with Joe and The Power of Tenacity, The Courage of Leadership and the Strength of Character. His books have motivated thousands of people towards positive change.

As someone who binge ate for years...I know what frustration, resignation, and guilt around food feels like. As someone who overcame binge eating, I know what it’s like on the other side of that. Binge eating may not be your thing, but everyone has something they can’t quite handle about their health and nutrition. Now, I'm on a mission to change the global state of health from sick-care to health-care: where we spend more time tending to our health vs. managing our illness. Combining her holistic training and years working in content, publishing, and online education, Molly Sanders has created highly effective, results-driven, 100% online wellness programs. She has helped thousands of people look past what they put in their mouths and to get real (pun intended) about what it takes to truly heal and make changes that last. Molly graduated with honors from the Institute of Holistic Nutrition in 2015. She also holds a dual B.A. in Literature and Modern Languages from Kansas State University. Molly has been featured on the cover of Future Female Magazine, in Thrive Magazine, quoted in Fashion Magazine, and been a guest on That Badass Podcast among others. Learn more at www.mygetrealtoheal.com/beyondfoodprogram

Julie Yoo is owner of I Miss You Vintage, Toronto’s premiere destination store for designer label consignment shopping. With over 20 years industry experience and 15 years running a bricks and mortar retail boutique, Julie is a veteran of the resale fashion world. She specializes in identification, authentication, and appraisal of 21st century vintage couture and contemporary luxury designer label resale fashion. Her clientele has included celebrities such as Lady Gaga, runway fashion designers, international museums, and fashion archives. Julie has been interviewed by various publications contributing to discussions about female business entrepreneurship, ecommerce for small business, fashion styling advice, fashion buying tips, and fashion as a financial investment. Julie is featured in Paypal’s 2019 Women Entrepreneur Study and is included in eBay’s 25th anniversary marketing campaign as the face of Canadian small businesses. When she isn’t glued to the computer, she is usually found working with the newest arrival of fabulous designer dresses and purses in store.

Nora Jenkins Townson is the founder of Bright + Early, an unconventional HR consultancy that has helped some of the most successful startups scale. With a focus on employee experience, anti-oppression and creativity, Nora believes that the best People strategies are human first and data informed, with a dash of design thinking. With a background leading HR at Canadian success stories like Wealthsimple and FreshBooks, she founded Bright + Early to help conscious companies who are too small for full time HR leadership. She is also the co-author of The Parenting Playbook, a resource for small businesses on navigating parenthood in the workplace. Her work has been featured in TechCrunch, Elle Magazine, and the Globe and Mail, and she is a frequent speaker on inclusivity, designing HR, and the future of work.

Transitioning from in-person practitioner visits to online sessions has been presently surprising. As a specialist in trauma & couples counselling, Christine Hall (https://blacksheepcounselling.com/) shares her insights on being an independent practitioner in BC, and how traumas of childhood, COVID and racial tensions are creating an impact. Christine embraces a holistic and collaborative approach to working with others, respecting that successful therapy honours the values and beliefs of each client. She believes that distress and pain are often the foundations that strength, meaningfulness, and wisdom are built upon. She brings a wealth of specialized training in Relational & Developmental Trauma, Somatic Therapies, EMDR, Couples Counselling, Strengthening Family Systems, Adolescent Issues, Substance Abuse Treatment, Existential Issues (finding meaning and living more fully), LGBTQ+ Issues, The Impacts of Colonization (First Nations sensitivities), and Working with Shame to her work with clients. Christine is a trained Mindfulness Self-Compassion Facilitator and embody a compassionate lens to life and to therapy work. She loves art, travel, culture, and is a fierce social justice advocate.

Karen Barry is Founder/CEO of the Beltline Cannabis retail store as well as owner of Barry Commercial Real Estate in Calgary.

Sylvie Bougie a eu le chance de s’entretenir avec Hugo Morin associé de plusieurs entreprises en technologie. Vous y retrouvez ses conseils et certaines anecdotes de son parcours d’entrepreneur. Hugo Morin fonda Humagade en Avril 2003. Humagade produisait des jeux vidéo sur plusieurs plateformes mais était spécialisée en jeux sur téléphone cellulaire. Dans les années qui ont suivi, Humagade remporta de nombreux prix, connu une croissance annuelle des ventes de 84% en moyenne en augmenta son nombre d'employés de 2 à 40. Ayant produit plus de 150 jeux en J2ME, BREW et Flashlite, Humagade est rapidement devenu un joueur important pour le divertissement mobile. Dû à son expertise, elle s'est vue octroyé l'opportunité de travailler sur des licences de calibre mondiale tel que Star Wars, Mickey Mouse et les Jeux Olympiques. En 2007, M. Morin fut sélectionné par la Fondation de l'Entrepreneurship afin de participer au Entrepreneurship Development Program de la prestigieuse Sloan School of Management au Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT). En Février 2008, M. Morin devient actionnaire de Frima Studio, qui acquiert Humagade devenant ainsi le deuxième plus grand studio de développement de jeux indépendant au Québec. En 2009, Frima fut reconnu comme une des dix entreprises connaissant la plus forte croissance au Canada, et la première au Québec. En Décembre 2009, M. Morin vend ses actions de Frima et il profite d'un temps de repos bien mérité avec sa famille. En plus de siégez sur de nombreux conseils d’administration (CLD de Québec, Desjardins...) et d’être associés dans plusieurs entreprises technologique, M. Morin est associé-investisseur chez V3-Ventures, un fond d'investissement pour startup techno. Et en 2015, il devient partenaire et directeur général chez IndieGameServices, une entreprise offrant un service de développement d’affaire dans le marché du jeux vidéo. Pour écoutez la chanson Good Riddance de Green Day : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnQ8N1KacJc Aussi Hugo Morin vous a recommandé le livre "How to win friends and influence people" de Dale Carnegie et lis en ce moment "The last Odyssey" de James Rollins.

Over the past 3 years, Brad Pilgrim has led Parity Inc. to develop and deploy an AI-powered energy management platform for multi-residential buildings in order to eliminate energy waste in buildings and cultivate more sustainable urban environments. Using this platform, Brad and his team have helped prevent more than 4 million lbs of CO2 emissions from their customers’ buildings since 2017.

Lori Desjardine is the co-owner and Occupational Therapist at Pillars of Wellness – a family owned integrated care centre in Burlington ON. Lori completed her undergraduate degree in Health Sciences at the University of Western Ontario, graduating with Honours. She then continued her academic journey and completed her Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto. Throughout her carrier as an Occupational Therapist she worked in several different healthcare environments, with her role ranging from front line care, to supervising, mentoring and teaching. She started her first company in 2013 – Desjardine Rehabilitation, and then further expanded to opening Pillars of Wellness with her husband in 2018. Lori has spend the majority of her career focusing on complex trauma, neurological disorders, brain injuries, and mental health challenges. Having worked within a variety of healthcare settings and observed the strengths and weaknesses within the various medical/rehabilitation disciplines, Lori was inspired to create a care centre that would serve as a bridge in addressing a very noticeable gap in service. Lori’s vision is to provide truly integrated healthcare services to all clients. While her primary focus is to maximize health, she strongly advocates partnership and knowledge exchange to empower people to manage their own health and make sound care choices. Lori believes that in combination with best practices, coordinated and seamless care, in conjunction with the latest technologies, we can provide clients with the most sound assessments and treatments available; thereby allowing people to maximize quality of life.

Lori Desjardine is the co-owner and Occupational Therapist at Pillars of Wellness – a family owned integrated care centre in Burlington ON. Lori completed her undergraduate degree in Health Sciences at the University of Western Ontario, graduating with Honours. She then continued her academic journey and completed her Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto. Throughout her carrier as an Occupational Therapist she worked in several different healthcare environments, with her role ranging from front line care, to supervising, mentoring and teaching. She started her first company in 2013 – Desjardine Rehabilitation, and then further expanded to opening Pillars of Wellness with her husband in 2018. Lori has spend the majority of her career focusing on complex trauma, neurological disorders, brain injuries, and mental health challenges. Having worked within a variety of healthcare settings and observed the strengths and weaknesses within the various medical/rehabilitation disciplines, Lori was inspired to create a care centre that would serve as a bridge in addressing a very noticeable gap in service. Lori’s vision is to provide truly integrated healthcare services to all clients. While her primary focus is to maximize health, she strongly advocates partnership and knowledge exchange to empower people to manage their own health and make sound care choices. Lori believes that in combination with best practices, coordinated and seamless care, in conjunction with the latest technologies, we can provide clients with the most sound assessments and treatments available; thereby allowing people to maximize quality of life.

Sylvie a eu la chance de discuter des aspects liées à la croissance d'une entreprise, le fait de faire affaires à l'international et plusieurs autres sujets avec Jimmy Plante, un entrepreneur inspirant! A écouter pour en connaître davantage sur son parcours mais aussi pour avoir ses précieux conseils! Passionné par la construction et les technologies, M. Jimmy Plante est un homme d’affaires ainsi qu’un entrepreneur axé sur les résultats et la satisfaction des clients. M. Plante a débuté sa carrière professionnelle au sein d’une des plus grandes entreprises dans le domaine de la construction d’acier en Amérique. En plus d’avoir été chargé des développements informatiques au niveau des logiciels BIM tels que Revit et Tekla, M. Plante a eu l’opportunité d’être conseiller à l’amélioration. Pendant cette période, il a eu l’occasion de bien comprendre les différentes phases de construction en plus d’avoir eu l’opportunité de mettre en place des stratégies afin de contrer la résistance au changement. M. Plante est entre autres reconnu pour son professionnalisme, son leadership ainsi que sa capacité à résoudre les problèmes de grande complexité. Le mélange d’expertise tel la gestion d’entreprise, la construction ainsi que la conception de logiciel a permis à M. Plante de démarrer et de développer son entreprise Construction Virtuelle et Technologie BIM One Inc. qui compte plus de 70 employés aujourd'hui. BIM One se spécialise dans les technologies reliées à la modélisation de l’information du bâtiment (BIM). Elle offre des services de conception de logiciels et l’élaboration de stratégie technologique, BIM One offre des services de consultation et d’intégration du BIM afin d’aider les intervenants dans le domaine de la construction à obtenir un processus de conception et de construction « Lean ».

David J. Greer is an entrepreneurial coach, author, and professional speaker (coachdjgreer.com). He is the catalyst who gets you to fully live your dreams now. Spend one hour reading his book Wind In Your Sails, attend a one hour talk with him, or get one hour of 1-to-1 coaching and you will have 3 concrete action items that will shift and accelerate your business within 90 days. David and his wife Karalee are committed to each other and their three children, spending time supporting them in the many and varied activities they are involved with. They live in Vancouver, Canada.

Entrepreneur et visionnaire technologique, Jean-Michel Lebeau se motive jour après jour à trouver comment repousser les limites du possible à travers la créativité et l’innovation. Fondateur de Cortex en 2009, il occupe désormais le poste de VP Exécutif chez nventive ; une firme de développement multiplateforme et de conseil en transformation numérique qui dispose d’un campus à Québec et à Montréal. Le jeune exécutif de 32 ans gravite dans l’industrie technologique depuis plus de 15 ans, ayant livré plusieurs centaines de projets numériques à travers le monde. Son parcours impressionnant d’entrepreneur à succès lui a valu d’être couronné « Jeune Personnalité d’affaires » en technologies par la JCCQ et « 30 Sous 30 » par Les Affaires et Infopresse. L’entrepreneur fasciné par la création d’impact cherche toujours à se perfectionner tout en essayant, lentement mais sûrement, de bâtir un monde meilleur.

Mike Gettis is Co-Founder & CEO of Endy, a Canadian-based, e-commerce company that sells sleep products online.

Marketer de formation, Jeff Doucet a cofondé J’Entreprends Québec en 2014, un OBNL dont la mission est de stimuler les échanges entre les grands acteurs de la communauté entrepreneuriale du Québec via des projets rassembleurs et audacieux. En septembre 2019, il a cofondé le Grand Chien, une constellation créative qui offre des services de création d’image de marque et de communication expérientielle adaptée à des clients voulant créer une communauté autour de leur marque. Le Grand Chien a également conçu un écosystème créatif réalisé selon les principes de l’économie circulaire. Ce lieu réunit une constellation d’entrepreneurs visionnaires qui déborde d’énergie et de rêve et qui ont des compétences en communication, web, événementielle, intelligence collective ainsi que tout ce qui touche le développement de la conscience en affaires. Sa plus grande force, mobiliser des talents uniques, dévoués et hors pair autour de projets créatifs et visionnaires. Très sociable, Il adore rencontrer d’autres passionnés, partager ces passions et prendre part à des discussions profondes avec son réseau à travers des activités en montagne.

Spencer Waugh is the CEO of AceAge, a healthcare technology company creating intuitive products to ease the aging process and improve health outcomes. AceAge’s product Karie is a personal health companion that organizes, schedules, and dispenses pills with easy on-button control. Karie was designed to make medication management as simple as possible to ensure user independence and provide caregivers with peace of mind. Spencer’s background lies in pharma, healthcare technology, and investment industries. He completed his Bachelor’s Degree in International Commerce & Global Development and attended The Bremen University of Applied Sciences for International Economics. In 2016, he was awarded with SmartStart from Ontario Centres of Excellence and with Fuel Injection from Innovation Guelph. Waugh has spoken at a number of Healthcare-Tech conferences including Healthkick, Aging 2.0, MedEdge and Apps4Health.

Entrepreneur à succès, François Lambert a cofondé le plus important centre d’appels au Canada, Atelka, ainsi qu’une entreprise technologique présente dans 75 pays, Aheeva. Il a investi dans plus d’une dizaine d’entreprises en carrière, dont Boostmi, une application d’assistance routière, nGUVU, une plateforme de mobilisation pour employés, les sous-vêtements UNDZ, Acier Saint-Jérôme et divers projets immobiliers. Il a lancé en décembre 2018 sa propre boutique en ligne, www.francoislambert.one, afin d’y vendre les produits provenant de son érablière et quelques-uns issus de ses autres entreprises. Fort du succès rencontré, il offre depuis une plateforme de visibilité à des entrepreneurs Québécois en vendant leurs produits sur son site. Connu du grand public lors de sa participation remarquée à l’émission Dans l’œil du dragon à Radio-Canada, François Lambert est l’auteur de deux livres sur l’entrepreneuriat, À prendre ou à laisser (réédité en 2019) et L’entrepreneuriat, c’est difficile. Point. (traduit en anglais en 2019), dans lesquels il transmet sa passion pour les affaires et déconstruit des mythes persistants sur l’entrepreneuriat. Il a aussi écrit Qu’est-ce que j’en pense ? (2018), un livre d’opinion où il offre son avis sans détour sur 30 enjeux québécois d’actualité. En conférence, il dévoile sans réserve et avec humour ses bons comme ses mauvais coups, révélant du même souffle les hauts et les bas de la vie en affaires. Avec le franc-parler qui a fait sa renommée, il partage son histoire inspirante et transmet aux participants le goût de prendre action aujourd’hui afin de poursuivre leurs rêves, que ce soit dans leur vie professionnelle ou personnelle. Grand sportif, il a réalisé quatre marathons, fait cinq années d’entraînement en triathlon et participé au CEO Endurance World Championship en 2012. Encore aujourd’hui, il maintient un rythme d’activité physique d’au minimum une à trois heures par jour. François partage son temps entre Montréal et sa terre de 600 acres en Outaouais où il cultive du maïs, du soja et de l’avoine, en plus de produire du sirop d’érable et du miel. Il y élève également quelques poules, lapins et moutons, notamment. François Lambert détient un baccalauréat en sciences comptables de l’Université du Québec en Outaouais.

Brett Chell is President of Cold Bore Technology in Calgary. The company uses technology that will change the landscape of the oil and gas industry.

Philippe Vennes, un gradué avec distinction de l’Université Bishop’s, est PDG de FLB Solutions Alimentaires, un distributeur alimentaire généraliste œuvrant dans le secteur du service alimentaire à Québec depuis maintenant 4 ans. L’entreprise offre à sa clientèle plus de 7,500 produits et son équipe de plus de 100 passionnés est toujours soucieuse d’offrir un service qui se démarque par la variété et la qualité de des produits ainsi que son service personnalisé. Philippe est un jeune entrepreneur et dirigeant d’entreprise ambitieux et dynamique qui cherche constamment à sortir ses équipes, ainsi que soi-même, de leur zone de confort dans une optique de développement continu. Philippe est un leader axé sur les résultats qui est à l’aise pour analyser et comprendre les chiffres, mais aussi capable de vulgariser des concepts complexes. Il peut ainsi former et conscientiser ses équipes afin qu’ils puissent se dépasser dans l’accomplissement de leurs objectifs.

Jackie Porter is an award-winning financial planner who has been in the financial industry for the past 22 years serving thousands of families, established businesses, and professionals in the Greater Toronto Area. Her practice focuses on cash flow management and tax planning strategies. Jackie is one of Canada’s most recognized financial planners. Her advice and financial strategies have been featured in top financial publications such as, Forum, Wealth Professional, Investment Executive and The Globe & Mail. Many have benefited from her sound and actionable financial advice offered at business conferences, radio interviews, podcasts and television programs such as CBC, Sun News and BNN. Jackie has also been awarded winner of the Mackenzie Investments Award for ‘Female Trailblazer of the Year’ category in the 2019 Wealth Professionals awards. Jackie co-authored "Single by Choice or Chance, the smart woman’s guide to living longer better". Raised by a single mom who passed away when Jackie was in her teens led Jackie to learn important lessons about becoming financially independent very early in her life. Since she had to become financially independent at such a young age she was hungry to learn the principles of real wealth and saw the profession as her golden opportunity. Jackie now shares her journey on how she created a 7-figure net worth out of very humble beginnings. She shares insights and real-life stories on how to build a financial fortress in this age of uncertainty by learning the basic principles of real wealth. Click here to learn more!

Bonnie Lewtas helps islands around the world become self-sufficient and resilient against climate change. She specializes on innovative energy, waste, water, food, and conservation solutions for hospitality. Her work has taken her to many different islands like BVI, Grenada, Dominica, Barbados, Antigua, Azores, Madeira, Sicily, Swedish Islands, Dutch Islands and more. Through her company TurtlCo, Bonnie works with the government of Friesland on the EU-Interreg Islands of Innovation project and several other organizations that support island sustainability. TurtlCo recently partnered with Island Growers to bring the first-ever hurricane-resistant hydroponic greenhouses to Caribbean resorts. Bonnie is a contributor for "The Tipping Guide: Strategies for creative local & regional innovation policies aimed at organizing "probing and learning" projects and programs for the future pathways of islands". The Guide can be used to compare the status quo with a desired future "the dream", create a new or revised policy program with a focus on engagement-oriented projects; and build innovation and teams to develop multi-sector action plans on topics like energy, water, transport, agriculture, circular economy, tourism, emerging technology, and more. You can download the guide at innovationislands.com

Angela Podolsky, is a serial award wining entrepreneur with most recently being nominated for an RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur award. She founded Kinesics Consulting, where she helps companies and individuals master their non-verbal communication skills, which is crucial to any successful business relationship. She is the only Paul Ekman Associate operating in Canada.

Vince Guzzo is a well-known entrepreneur based in Quebec who is owner and President of Cinémas Guzzo. He also owns a pizzeria and construction company. Guzzo, who is also a dragon on the popular Dragons Den CBC TV series, talks about being an entrepreneur - advice for success - and about dealing with the current COVID-19 crisis.

Sean Reid is the President and Head Coach of Arrowhead Coaching and Facilitation Solutions, based in West Niagara, Ontario. Arrowhead provides coaching and consulting solutions that help leaders lead with clarity and confidence. They work with individual business and community leaders and with organizations seeking to establish their own internal leadership development programs. Sean Reid has nearly two and a half decades of experience leading and growing high-performance organizations, and helping other leaders lead at all levels of the enterprise. In his career, Sean has worked in politics, high tech, government bureaucracies and start-up not-for-profits. He’s worked for companies with 100,000 employees and companies with 3 employees. He’s had lousy bosses and wonderful bosses, great relationships with co-workers and not-so-great relationships with co-workers, high-performing staff and low performing staff. He’s made a ton of mistakes and experienced some major successes too. He has learned, and grown and become the coach he is today, because of all of these experiences.

Sébastien Fiset, Président, Co-fondateur de Cookie Bluff à démarrer son aventure entrepreneuriale en 2017 avec la création de l’entreprise Cookie Bluff. Diplômé de l’Université Laval en 2014, et ce, en relations industrielles celui-ci à débuter sa jeune carrière en tant que Directeur des ressources humaines. Sans s’y attendre, ayant toujours eu la fibre entrepreneuriale, celui-ci saisie une opportunité d’affaire à la suite de la visualisation d’une vidéo d’un commerce de pâte à biscuits populaire de New-York. Étant déterminé et ayant la capacité de s’allier des meilleurs, celui-ci développa son plein potentiel et amena sa compagnie parmi les plus grands succès du domaine alimentaire en moins d’un an de vente avec plus de 2000 points de vente au Canada. Déjà près de deux ans après la création de l’entreprise, celui-ci s’apprête à percer le marché américain tout en aidant la relève entrepreneuriale par de judicieux conseils ainsi que par diverses conférences.